India's 17-year-old Grandmaster D Gukesh scripted history by winning the Candidates Chess Tournament here to become the youngest ever challenger to the world title, bettering a record created by the legendary Garry Kasparov 40 years ago.
Dommaraju Gukesh is an Indian chess Grandmaster. A chess prodigy, he is the third-youngest Grandmaster, the third-youngest to reach a chess rating of 2700, the youngest to reach a rating of 2750, and the third-youngest to compete in a Candidates Tournament. Born: 29 May 2006 (age 17 years), Chennai